Australian vice captain Michael Clarke, who returned home in the middle of the ODI series against New Zealand due to personal problems, has got the backing of Sports Minister Kate Ellis over his decision to leave the tour...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - March 12, 2010) - "It's ballet barre on steroids," say instructors at Abby Bella Dance Studio, featuring the popular dance & fitness program they're calling Bella...

China's seemingly unquenchable thirst for wine has ousted America as Bordeaux's number one client outside Europe, latest figures showed Friday. With overall exports down a large 23 percent in 2009,...

Apple fans flocked online Friday to be among the first to order iPad tablet computers slated to begin shipping in the United States on April 3. Apple was offering free shipping on pre-orders but...

Japanese sales of the handheld PSP console nearly doubled in comparison to the previous week, up from 38,634 to 66,083 in the week of March 1-7. Looking to the software chart for explanation, three...

Among the video game events, expos and conferences of March and April 2010: The British Academy award gaming's brightest and best of 2009, the Penny Arcade website launch their first east-coast USA...

Manchester United defender "staying positive" about his chances of being injury-free in this summer's World Cup. Ferdinand is encouraged by playing successive games for the third time this season,...

Image Credit: Kelsey McNeal/Fox 24 may live to see another day after all. Multiple sources confirm to me exclusively that 20th Century Fox has approached NBC about picking up the series should Fox...

When it began taking pre-orders for the iPad this morning, Apple also published some new details about how the tablet device will function as an e-book reader. It turns out the iPad will read books...

DUBAI // Shoppers in the Mall of the Emirates were given a small sample of the Rio Carnival last night as Brazil launched their new, environmentally friendly football kit made from recycled plastic...

LOS ANGELES, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- O.N.E., One Natural Experience debuts O.N.E. Active, an innovative and multi-functional new line of coconut water that goes the extra mile. O.N.E. Active...

The nominees for this year's Brit Insurance Design Awards include a housing project designed for self-build expansion, Alexander McQueen's last spring/summer show, flexible bamboo furniture, a...

Eva Longoria's first fragrance hits shelves next month along with lots of designer scent updates. Also coming up: Hairstyle Benelux, In-Cosmetics, and...

Australia's biggest design awards are more on the pragmatic than the cutting-edge side of things, yielding more finalists than ever this year. Several barbecue grill designs as well as a lightweight...

people ), roughly one-third of the comparable-store sales increase came from heightened demand for University of Alabama and New Orleans Saints merchandise.On Wednesday Hibbett announced that...

Models were ready for the next ice age at Chanel. THE berg was not, as it appeared, a solid block of ice. It was many, a total of 240 tons of “snice,” or snow-ice, purportedly hacked...

MY mother, Bea, had always been a bit of a drama queen, so her behavior at the end — the gasping and flailing and crying out incessantly — didn’t surprise me. I remained brutally...

Grey’s fans may be sorry Heigl won’t be back, but no one who’s still watching the show at this point is watching for her. It looks like Heigl wants to continue to focus on her film...

Survivor . First they lost a player to injury, then they lost two more challenges, and then they lost their freakin’ minds! Even though James hurt his leg so badly that he was basically...

Image Credit: Haim: Andrew Eccles Like most people in their mid-30s, Seth Green was a fan of Corey Haim. But as a fellow child actor, and later as cocreator of Adult Swim’s stop-motion...

White House press secretary emerged for his daily briefing in a Canada hockey jersey today, making good on a bet with Dimitri Soudas, spokesman for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on the...

Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto, who filed for bankruptcy protection last year, is back in the menswear game, presenting his collection on one of Tokyo's runways next month. In what hopefully isn't...

I live in a town house complex, across from a woman who has become a friend. She copies me constantly — exact replicas of my clothing, furniture, bath towels, artwork, even cookbooks....

recession , Mr. Axelrod was as bothered by the words and her discussion of “the Obama brand” and her role in promoting it, according to people informed about the conversation. “The...

Gay Christmas arrived last night in the form of the latest Lady Gaga video for “Telephone,” which features Beyoncé. Before I pontificate on the video itself, why don’t you just...

LONDON - A 200-year-old English race in which competitors chase round cheeses rolling down a hillside has been canceled this year because of overcrowding...

was the group's first record for Warner Bros subsiduary Reprise Records and, as Warner looks to cross-promote their artists and assets, the news that Green Day are making their way into the popular...

During the week of March 15, more than 100,000 IT and electronics professionals will be checking out the newest microelectronic technology at the Shanghai International IT and Electronics Fair and...

, had its world premiere March 11. Stylist Nicola Formichetti shares the designs used for the clip, likely to cause a stir in the fashion world. According to his blog...

once again swept the board at the Game Developers Choice Awards at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on the night of Thursday, March 11, winning five out of 11 categories. The...

April 21 - 22Beijing, ChinaAhead of Auto China, this conference takes a look at the future of car interiors, both nationally and internationally. Design experts will identify current and future...

Foodies join the SXSW crowd this year, along with food-loving writers, geeks, filmmakers and musicians. Bon Appetit's blog, companion to the renowned food and wine magazine, along with various Austin...

Creativity abounds at this year's South by Southwest music, film and interactive festival, which runs March 12 through 21 in Austin, Texas. "It's often the funniest things that help us to find our...

This week is Brain Awareness Week and the first annual online Women's International Summit for Health continues, plus tickets are on sale for International Fitness Showcase (IFS), the BaliSpirit...

points out : "The main aim appears to be to protect Prince Charles's correspondence with ministers. None has yet been disclosed, but currently it could be – rightly so – if the prince's...

NFL » Suspected gang member Willie Clark was found guilty of murder Thursday in the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams after a New Year's Eve outing three...

As the nation's top dogs take to the ring to compete for the Crufts Best in Show prize at Birmingham's NEC, we round up the...

Obesity continues to dominate health headlines this week with studies and advice on counteracting obesity, the cancer link, genetics, obese pets, children and celebrities with education, government...

Japan's passion for fashion will be on display at the upcoming Fashion Week in Tokyo 2010, which will display some of the most innovative and eye-catching designs for the autumn and winter...

View all » EA Sports released new screenshots for their upcoming mixed martial arts game, EA Sports MMA, for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The new screenshots show off the ambience the game...

Lawrence Dallaglio has completed his 2,888km Cycle Slam for Sport Relief. The former England rugby captain, who began his long bike journey in Rome on 12 February, cycled into Edinburgh's...

American Idol semi-finals center ring of doom, Simon’s face just disappeared into his palms, and he stayed that way until Ryan asked him if Andrew had peaked too soon. It was maybe the most...

Apple’s recent purge of sex-tinged iPhone apps, combined with its lesser-known ban of “cookie-cutter” apps, signifies the company’s new focus on quality, rather than quantity,...